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A pet-raising simulation (sometimes called virtual pets or digital pets [1]) is a video game that focuses on the care, raising, breeding or exhibition of simulated animals. These games are software implementations of digital pets. Such games are described as a sub-class of life simulation game.
Petz is a series of single-player video games dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. Developed by PF.Magic, original Petz (Dogz and Catz) has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. [3] The series has grown to over 22 million copies as of 2011 since coming under Ubisoft. [4]
Petz (Dogz and Catz) is a series of games dating back to 1995, designed by Adam C. Frank [6] and Ben Resner. The player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets. The original Petz has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and the brand has grown to over 22 million copies since coming under Ubisoft. [7]
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Virtual pet sites are usually free to play for all who sign up. They can be accessed through web browsers and often include a virtual community, such as Neopia in Neopets. In these worlds, a user can play games to earn virtual money which is usually spent on items and food for pets. One large branch of virtual pet games are sim horse games. [3]
The game is cited as a little-known forerunner of virtual-life simulator games to follow. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] One of the earliest dating sims , Tenshitachi no gogo , [ 5 ] was released for the 16-bit NEC PC-9801 computer that same year, [ 6 ] though dating sim elements can be found in Sega 's earlier Girl's Garden in 1984.
The game is similar to The Dog Island, in which the player controls a dog or cat through environments while completing tasks. Before the game starts, the player is asked to choose the animal's breed, gender, and finally, name, all of which have no bearing in the game itself. The player can walk, run, creep, and push rocks as locomotion.
Players must purchase Ether cryptocurrency to join the game, and spend it to perform each breeding and trade action within the game. [7] The virtual cats are breedable and carry a unique number and 256-bit distinct genome with DNA and different attributes (known as "cattributes") that can be passed to offspring. [8]